Mid-Valley Briefs from Saturday's paper.

Sacramento

Farm duo plead not guilty

Gavrilo and Jeanne Spaich pleaded not guilty Friday to federal conspiracy and fraud charges.

The Spaiches — father and daughter — appeared in Sacramento before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan, who released Jeanne Spaich on a $50,000 unsecured bond and Gavrilo Spaich on a $100,000 unsecured bond.

They were ordered back to court Oct. 21.

They were named Thursday in a 13-count indictment.

Gavrilo Spaich was one of the principals of Spaich Brothers Inc., a prominent Live Oak prune grower. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001; Spaich filed for bankruptcy three years later.

Yuba County

Foothills crash injures pair

A two-car crash Friday in the Yuba County foothills injured two drivers, one of them seriously.

The vehicles collided at about 4:30 p.m. on Highway 20 east of the Parks Bar bridge, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A 2000 Dodge Stratus was headed west when its driver went into the path of an eastbound 1997 Subaru Legacy. The Dodge swerved onto the south shoulder, then the north shoulder and finally the south shoulder again before striking the Subaru head-on, the CHP reported.

A 52-year-old woman from Boulder, Colo., at the wheel of the Legacy suffered major injuries and was flown by helicopter to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, the agency said. The driver of the Stratus, a 24-year-old Yuba City man, sustained minor injuries and was treated at Rideout Memorial Hospital.

Names of the drivers were unavailable Friday night.

Marysville

Ice cream kickoff for Patty

An ice-cream social to kick off the campaign of Larry Patty, candidate for Marysville Joint Unified School District Trustee Area 3, is set at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lindhurst Memorial Park in Olivehurst.

Those attending will be able to meet Patty and hear his plans for the district and its schools. He has 40 years of experience as an educator at Marysville and Lindhurst high schools.

The park is located on McGowan Parkway, west of Olivehurst Elementary School.

For more information, call Patty at 315-3591.

Yuba City

Concert at GAP Friday

John Carter is performing a fall concert at 6 p.m. Friday at Gauche Aquatic Park, 421 C St. in Yuba City.

Admission is free to the concert featuring music for children. For more information, call 822-4655.

The program is sponsored by the Yuba City Parks and Recreation Department.